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Out of all the legendary musical beefs, the fable rivalry between Mozart and Antonio Salieri is our greatest hit ...

The Christophers, a new Ian McKellan-starring film includes 16 ‘fake’ artworks by painter Barnaby Gorton. Our culture columnist Gary Grimes argues that this body of work isn’t so different from the ...

After 65 years on stage and screen, Burnley‑born Sir Ian McKellen says his new film is the ‘role of a lifetime’.

After 65 years on stage and screen, Burnley‑born Sir Ian McKellen says his new film is the ‘role of a lifetime’.

Sir Ian McKellen, a very famous son of Wigan, has long cemented his status as a national treasure through an impressive ...

Sir Ian stars in The Christophers, a film about two siblings as they hire a forger to complete their father’s unfinished work.

The Oscar winner and five-time nominee teamed with Francis Ford Coppola on 13 features after getting his start as the art director on 'Bonnie and Clyde.' By Mike Barnes Senior Editor He died Wednesday ...

Apollo. Cupid. Hercules. A young archer. Over the last five centuries, all of these names have been applied to the enigmatic sculpture that stands at the center of The Met's gallery 503, a long hall ...

Independent researcher used public archival documents Findings challenge narrative of Michelangelo destroying works Bust preserved by Catholic order for centuries Sculpture safeguarded now with alarm ...

When a 5-inch-by-4-inch red chalk drawing of a woman’s foot by Michelangelo sold at auction for US$27.2 million on Feb. 5, 2026, it blew past the $1.5 million to $2 million it was expected to receive.

A previously unknown Michelangelo sketch has sold for $27.2 million USD at Christie’s New York, setting a new auction record for the artist The drawing, a study of a foot for the Libyan Sibyl on the ...